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Corrupted concepts and empiricism

The philosophical relevance of the goodman paradox

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I am grateful to Richard C. Jeffrey and Paul Weingartner for critical comments on the first draft of this paper.

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Essler, W.K. Corrupted concepts and empiricism. Erkenntnis 12, 181–187 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00172225

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